Keep Syria border open, envoy tells UN

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 27, 2021 12:20 am

DAMASCUS: The United Nation's special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, on Friday added his voice to calls to keep open the only border crossing through which humanitarian aid reaches the insurgent Idlib region, a move opposed by Moscow.

Aside from being the sole point through which aid can reach some 3 million people, the fate of the crossing is seen as a test of the new Russia-US relationship under the leadership of President Joe Biden. It is due to close on July 10 and will require a UN vote to stay open.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 22, 2020 Russian military police vehicles patrol the M4 highway in the northeastern Syrian Hasakeh province on the border with Turkey. - The UN and a handful of countries pressured Russia June 23, 2021 to continue allowing authorization of the only border crossing through which humanitarian aid reaches Syria's insurgent Idlib region. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)

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